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Statue of ‘God’s Influencer’ unveiled in Myanmar
A Catholic diocese in northern Myanmar has inaugurated the country’s first statue of St Carlo Acutis, offering a sign of hope to young people amid ongoing conflict and uncertainty. Source: UCA News.Â
Church opposes renewal of mining contract in Philippines
The Catholic Church has opposed the renewal of a coal mining contract on Semirara Island, in the central Philippines, citing its destructive effects on farmers and fisherfolk over the past five decades. Source: Crux.
Bishop denounces ‘excessive military’ presence in Papua
Church leaders in Indonesia’s Christian-majority Papua have criticised the “excessive military” presence in the region, calling it a flawed state policy to counter insurgency in the conflict-scarred territory. Source: UCA News.
Caritas launches urgent appeal for typhoon victims
Caritas Australia has launched an urgent appeal to support communities in the Philippines and Vietnam following a series of catastrophic weather events and natural disasters.Â
Darwin professionals volunteer to help disabled children in Timor Leste
A group of Northern Territory professionals is in Timor-Leste this week to help expand a vital disability care centre, offering new hope to some of the country’s most vulnerable children. Source: Darwin Diocese.
Good Sams launch appeal after typhoon batters Philippines island
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan Foundation has launched an urgent emergency appeal following the destruction caused by Typhoon Tino, which has severely impacted communities on the island of Negros in the Philippines.
Filipinos wear white to Mass in protest against corruption
Catholics in the Philippines wore white clothing to Mass on Sunday, following an appeal from their bishops as a symbolic gesture to call for renewal in the predominantly Catholic nation, which is grappling with corruption scandals. Source: UCA News.
Indonesian Catholics mobilise after building at Islamic school collapses
Following the collapse on Monday of a historic Islamic boarding school in East Java that, so far, has left three students dead and about 100 injured, the local bishop has said that Catholics are mobilising to take part in relief efforts. Source: Crux.
Church leaders back rally against corruption
Catholic clergy, religious and laity came out in droves at an anti-corruption rally in Manila, Philippines, on Sunday that drew tens of thousands of protesters. Source: Catholic Review.